For the love of paint! Small landscapes, tablescapes, peoplescapes in oil.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Flowering Quince on a Rock Wall

6"x8" oil on Belgian linen mounted on professional artboard (Raymar)

This is one of my favorite things about spring! When everything starts blooming here in New England. There's a house on the next block over that has these short bushes that are crawling over the edge of a rock wall. When the long branches of these start filling out with these coral orange blossoms and bright green leaves wow! These blossom clusters are so beautiful. Click on the image to enlarge and see brush work.

About Me

Home schooling my daughters encouraged me to renew my childhood love of art. "Mom, teach us to draw" became the motivation to rededicate myself to drawing and painting. As a Navy wife for over twenty-five years, I have been able to live in some of the most beautiful towns on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as well as travel to Hawaii, Singapore, Italy, France, England and Ireland. I've pursued my formal art education along the way at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, CT; The Art League School in Alexandria, VA; and Watts Atelier in Encinitas, CA.

I find the textural quality of paint an exciting element of painting as much as design, composition, and color. Evoking an emotional response to a 'sense of place' is a great thrill for me. I use palette knife by itself or in a combination with a variety of brushes to reach my desired aim in my paintings.

What do I love in a painting? One that is compositionally strong - that will draw me in from across the room....rewarding me when I am close up to it with an interesting finish; a wow-factor of that last wonderful detail. Done, but not "done to death".